n.
- (英國的)半便士銅幣;半便士[C]
After that there wasn't a
halfpenny left.
那以後,連半便士也不剩了。
a.
- 半便士的
She bought a
halfpenny stamp.
她買了一枚半便士的郵票。
- 微不足道的
Don't bother her with such
halfpenny things.
不要用這種微不足道的事情來打擾她。
片語
not have two halfpennies to rub together
- 錢不多的;沒見過大錢的
They seem to
not have two halfpennies to rub together.
看來他們從沒見識過大錢。
辨析
/
ˈheɪpni/
n.
(pl. for separate coins halfpennies, for a sum of money halfpence
/ˈheɪp(ə)ns/
)
a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny.